Natasha A. Georgiou

Profile

Natasha A. Georgiou is a PhD. Candidate at the University of Reading (UK),
School of Law where she is undertaking her research on energy regulation in
international trade with a specific focus on EU-Russia energy relations.

The objectives of Natasha's research are multiple but its general purpose is
to examine the role of international law in EU-Russia energy relations, in
particular, to assess whether multilateral energy trade regulation under the
ECT and WTO provides an effective legal framework for EU-Russia energy
relations, in the context of energy trade and investment.

Natasha holds a University of Reading School of Law Studentship and comes to
the School of Law with several years of experience as a Senior Legal
Consultant / Associate at a top-tier firm in Cyprus where she predominantly
worked on cross-border finance transactions with the emerging markets, in
particular Russia and the CIS.

Natasha has an interdisciplinary academic background with
undergraduate degrees completed in South Africa, namely Law and English
from the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS) and a BA Honours in Greek
and Classical Studies from Rand Afrikaans University (RAU). Natasha
also holds an LLM in Commercial and Corporate Law from the University
of London. Natasha is currently undertaking research on global energy governance at the Energy Charter Secretariat (Brussels) and is actively involved in the Secretariat's outreach and expansion activities.